Despite more than a century of research, drying shrinkage still causes unwanted stresses
and cracks in our concrete infrastructures. This is partly due to the lack of understanding of …

Progress in microstructural characterization methods is summarized. Special attention is
given to advanced probes, such as X-ray imaging and spectroscopy, 1 H NMR relaxometry …

The strength origin of CSH matrix is a key question in cement and concrete research, which
remains largely unclear despite a century of study. Here we present a novel approach to …

The nano-to-micro mesoscale is crucial for cementitious materials; here reactions and
interactions between molecules produce complex mechanisms that determine the behavior …

Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) is the main binding phase of Portland cement concrete.
Though CSH is known to be assembled from nanoscale features, there is little experimental …

The mechanism behind the creep of concrete is primarily governed by calcium silicate
hydrate (CSH). The results presented in this study demonstrate the effect of varying relative …

Nano/micro-indentation has been extensively used to examine elastic properties and creep
of cement-based materials. However, there have been inconsistencies in the measured …

The fundamental mechanisms under concrete creep are far from being fully understood,
especially at the molecular level. Hereby, a calcium-silicate-hydrate (CSH) molecular model …

The time-dependent response of structural materials dominates our aging infrastructure's life
expectancy and has important resilience implications. For calcium-silicate-hydrates, the glue …

Calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H) is the primary binding phase of cement-based and alkali-
activated materials. The preferred orientation of C–S–H under non-hydrostatic pressure (eg …